Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Gilgandra (A) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.

These flow patterns can inform transport advocacy, local jobs policy, and investment priorities by showing which external labour markets matter most to residents.

Key insight

23.8% of employed residents living in Gilgandra (A) worked outside Gilgandra (A) in 2021. Dubbo Regional was the largest external destination.

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76.2%

Work locally

1,360 residents

23.8%

Commute out

425 residents

Chart view

Where Gilgandra (A) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,785.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,785
76.2%

Gilgandra

76.2%

1,360

Dubbo Regional

9.0%

161

No Fixed Address (NSW)

5.7%

101

Coonamble

3.2%

57

Warrumbungle Shire

1.5%

27

Warren

0.8%

14

Mid-Western Regional

0.6%

10

Narromine

0.4%

7

Cobar

0.3%

5

Other LGAs

2.4%

43

Data table

Where Gilgandra (A) residents work table

Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.

AreaCountShare
Gilgandra1,36076.2%
Dubbo Regional1619.0%
No Fixed Address (NSW)1015.7%
Coonamble573.2%
Warrumbungle Shire271.5%
Warren140.8%
Mid-Western Regional100.6%
Narromine70.4%
Cobar50.3%
Other LGAs432.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.